Shoe



Aug. 14, 1945. E. TAMBINI y r2,382,272l

SHOE

Filed May 25, 1945 MAYA INVENTOR.

BYMW

A T TOR/EY provements in a cork, cardboardor scrap leather bottom for a shoe or slipper.

struction of a shoe or slipper which is characterized by a cork, cardboard or scrap leather sole and heel member and covering material associated therewith in a particular manner.

provision of covering sheet material such as a` sheet of leather, cloth or imitation leather cemented thereto and covering the outer bottom face and sides ofthe sole and heel member and having its marginal edge portions engaged over Vthe edge and top marginal portions of the sole and heel member in a particular manner.

`rial part of this disclosure:

constructed according to this invention.

. PATENT l' flsazi f fl'jjz fffsHongf Etgenefrantini,Milfpriijop Applicationiuayf25,194s,iseriarNo.-4ss,s I I v l* (oifelfiii .i Y p Xzoiwsj. This invention relates to new and {lseful The invention particularly proposes the con- Still further the invention contemplates the Still further the invention proposes the arrangement of an inner sole cemented to the top face of the sole and heel member and associated in a certain way with a shoe or slipper vamp upper and heel upper.

Another object of thisinvention resides in an arrangement which will permit changing the flexibility of the sole portion of the shoe or slipper.

For further comprehension of the invention,

and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawing forming a mate- Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of a slipper Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view of the slipper shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a similar view to Fig.` 2, but illustrat- 40 Fig. 4 is a sectional view similar to Fig. 2, but

illustrating a modied form of the invention.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary horizontal sectional vie'w taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

` The cardboard, scrap leather or cork bottom slipper, according to this invention, is designed for men, women and children in all shapes and sizes and includes a cardboard, scrap leather or cork sole and heel member I0. A sheet of material II, preferably sheet leather, cloth, or imitation leather is cemented to and covers the outer bottom face and edge of the sole and heel member I0 and has its marginal edges IIa engaged over the top marginal edge portions of the sole and heel member and cemented thereto.

inner son l'zipfeferabiylef dem, cardboard er imitation leatherfor similar material, is`l`ce- `mented to the top face ofthe sole and heel'mem# ber I0 and extends over the marginal edge portions IIa. A slipper vamp upper portion I3 and a heel upper portion I4 are mounted yupon the slipper and have their bottom edges engaging in between the marginall edge portions of the inner sole I2 and the top marginal edge portions IIa of the sheet of material II. These uppers arercemented in position along the contacting faces.

A slipper, in accordance with this form of the invention, may be manufactured and sold at a very low cost and may .be arranged to` present a very attractive appearance. The uppers I3` and` tion has been disclosed which distinguishes from the irst form essentially in the fact that the said sole and heel member I0 is formed with a passage vI5 in the sole area thereof extending from side to side and aligned with openings I5 formed in the edge portions of the sheet material II. This passage I5 is relatively` flat and of a height to receive a exible sheet metal member I6. This sheet metal member is provided with elements cooperative with. portions of the sole I0 for maintaining the position thereof. Along one side these elements comprise leaf spring portions I 6a cut out from one of the edges of the sheet metal member I6 and engaging against one of the sides of the passage. These spring portions I6a urge the exible sheet metal member I6 rearwards. Along the rear edge this sheet metal member I 6 is provided with ratchet shaped projections I6b engaging in correspondingly shaped recesses formed in this particular side of the passage I5.

The flexible sheet metal member I6 may be pushed out from the passage I5 by pushing the member upwards when the article is in the position shown in Fig. 5'. The member may be rei engaged by engaging it in from the bottom edge.

Each shoe or slipper may be supplied with several wearer may select the particular member which against an adjacent Wall of said passage urging said exible member into a position in which said projections engage said recesses.

2. In a shoe or slipper having a scrap leather sole formed with a at passage extending from one side to the other of said sole below the ball of the foot .of the wearer and housing a ilexible member of a width less than the Width of said passage, means for releasably retaining said flexsole formed with a' flat passage extending from one side to the other of said sole below the ball of the foot of the wearer and housing a iiexible .l

member of a width less than the width of said i passage, means for releasably retaining 'sa'idlex-I ible member in position in said passage, comprising projections formed on one edge of said merne 4 ber and engaging complementary recessesformed in the lmaterial of said sole along `one side o; ,the flexible member), and leaf .springs mit romigthe opposite Aedge of ksaicl flexible member 'and bearing ible member in, position, in vsaid passage, comprisinsproetierls fQrmedLQxl Qneedse @fsaid member and engaging complementary recesses formed in the materialof said sole along one side of the "flexible member, and leaf springs cut from the ppposite edge of said ilexible member and bearing against an adjacent Wall of said passage urging said iiexible member into a position in .which said projections engage said recesses, said projections and recesses being ratchet shaped permittingsaid flexible member to be urged out of oneside -of said passageagainst the action of saidleafsprings. i f i.- v

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